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LABOUR

LABOUR

May 11, 2021

At 06:30 in the morning I received a call – a grandmother told me that a client of mine was in labour and her water had broken but she refused to go to hospital. The grandmother was concerned. She asked me to come to their home to talk to this client. Within an...
SUPPORTING A TEENAGER

SUPPORTING A TEENAGER

Jul 22, 2020

We met a young girl, Noma*, aged 16, while doing house-to-house visits. She had a 9-month-old baby, weighing 5.9 kg. Both her parents had died, the father in 2003 and the mother in 2007. Her parents were married and had 5 children. Noma is the first born and is now...
MANDLA’S STORY

MANDLA’S STORY

Jan 17, 2020

During house to house visits, a mentor mother met a little boy called Mandla*. He was 3 years old. The mentor mother noticed that Mandla was vomiting and had diarrhoea. She made him oral rehydration solution (ORS) and referred him to the clinic. After a few days,...
A DESPERATE FAMILY’S STORY

A DESPERATE FAMILY’S STORY

Aug 6, 2019

“It had rained the night before and although the sun was up it was the beginning of winter and cold. We were asked by an outreach worker, to visit a desperate family with her. After knocking on the door for a while it was eventually opened and the heartbreaking cry of...